Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Cash, cell phones, jewelry, political signs and trailers are among the items reported stolen, according to the Romeoville Police Department.
The Romeoville Police Department took the following property crime reports: Two new cell phones, valued at a total of $374.76, taken from a business in the 400 block of South Weber Road. Report made at 3:32 p.m. Jan. 28. Cash and several pieces of jewelry, valued at a total of $7,100, taken from a residence in the 400 block of Kingston Avenue. Report made at 6:24 p.m. Jan. 29. Several political signs, valued at a total of $30, taken from a site in the 1000 block of North Independence. Report made at 4:21 p.m. Feb. 1. A gas tank access door and gas cap lock were damaged on a vehicle parked in a public lot in the 200 block of South Highpoint. Damage estimated at $64; report made at 5:19 p.m. Feb. 1. A landscaping brick was used to smash the …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Police also took reports on house and car vandalism, diesel fuel theft and retail theft.
The following property crimes were reported to the Romeoville Police Department: A side mirror was damaged on a vehicle parked in the lot of a business in the 1400 block of West Normantown Road. Damage estimated at $200; report made at 8:45 p.m. Jan. 16. A wallet, iPad, leather bag and several bottles of medication taken from a vehicle parked in the lot of a business in the 1200 block of Lakeview Drive. Access gained by breaking window. Damage and loss estimated at $1,650; report made at 9:16 p.m. Jan. 16. An estimated 200 gallons of diesel fuel taken from several truck parked in the lot of a business in the 1800 block of Normantown Road. Loss valued at $730; report made at 6:20 a.m. Jan. 18. An unknown object was used to crack the front …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Romeoville police also report a brick being thrown through a window and two other cases of vandalism.
The following property crime reports were filed with the Romeoville Police Department: A box truck received $800 in damage after being taken from a business parking lot in the 800 block of Independence Boulevard and recovered in the 2600 block of 135th Street. Report filed at 9:40 a.m. Jan. 10. CDs, a CD case and prescription medicine, valued at a total of $710, taken from an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 300 block of Healy. Report made at 11:42 a.m. Jan. 12. A carton was damaged and several seals were broken off trailers parked in the parking lot of a business in the 100 block of Anton Drive. Damage estimated at $5; report made at 9:46 a.m. Jan. 14. Several propane tanks valued at $3,100 taken from a …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Romeoville police also took reports on cases of car vandalism and theft, records show.
The following property crimes were reported to the Romeoville Police Department: Several pieces of jewelry, a purse, tote, food, X-box and damaged a flat screen television, valued at a total of $18,074, taken from a residence in the 200 block of South Highpoint Drive. Burglary report made at 11:48 a.m. Jan. 8. A bottle of alcohol valued at $49.17 taken from a business in the 400 block of Weber Road. Retail theft report made at 8:08 p.m. Jan. 8. An unknown item used to smash the window of a vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 300 block of Aster Court. Damage estimated at $110; vandalism report made at 3:17 p.m. Jan. 9. A landscaping stone was used to break the rear window of a vehicle parked in the driverway of a residence …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Among the items reported taken were steel grates, jewelry, cameras, laptops and credit cards.
The following property crime reports were taken by the Romeoville Police Department: An unknown object was used to break eight outdoor overhead lights and a glass block window of a concessions stand in the 1100 block of Murphy Drive owned by the Romeoville Recreation Department. Report made at about 8 a.m. Dec. 11; damage estimated at $700. Several items were taken from a business in the 400 block of North Weber Road in an incident of retail theft. Report made at about 1 p.m. Dec. 12; loss estimated at $175. A lock hasp was broken and nine forklift propane cylinders taken from an outdoor locked storage rack of a busines in the 900 block of West Crossroads Parkway. located in the business parking area. Report made at about 7 a.m. Dec. 13; …
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Property damage reports include vandalized vehicles and broken windows and doors, police say.
The following property crime reports were taken by the Romeoville Police Department: Several Christmas decorations in the rear year of a home in the 600 block of Jordan were damaged by a sharp object. Damage estimated at $30; report filed at about 9:20 p.m. Nov. 30. A sharp object was used in an attempted burglary of a pickup truck parked in the driveway of a residence in the 0 to 100 block of Ambassador. A vehicle alarm caused the burglar or burglars to flee. No damage cited; report made at about 11 p.m. Dec. 2. A spare key and loose change was taken from an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 1600 block of Fiddyment Drive. Report made at about 11:20 a.m. Dec. 3. A rock was used to damage a sliding glass door, …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Romeoville police reports also indicate several vehicles and two homes were damaged or defaced.
The following property crimes were reported to the Romeoville Police Department: Spray paint was used to vandalize a vehicle parked in an alley behind a residence in the 0 to 100 block of Freesia. Report made at 7:10 p.m. Oct. 16; damage estimated at $100. Spray paint was used to deface a garage door of a residence in the 100 block of Freesia. Report made at 7:53 p.m. Oct. 16; damage estimated at $100. A generator, snow blower, pool cue, tool box and air compressor, valued at a total of $900, taken from the garage of a residence in the 400 block of Hamrick. Report made at 6:40 p.m. Oct. 29. A motorcycle radio was taken and an unknown substance used to damage a motorcycle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 300 block of Hickory. …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Also reported were several cases of vandalism, car break-ins and retail theft.
The following property crimes were reported to the Romeoville Police Department: Copper pipe, value unknown, taken from a residence in the 200 block of Columbine. Report filed Oct. 18. A duffle bag and its contents, total value $650, taken from a motor vehicle park in the area of Belmont and 135th Street. Report filed at about 6:55 p.m. Oct. 24. Spray paint was used to damage a fence in the 600 of Nelson, causing about $50 in damage. Report filed at about 12:35 p.m. Oct. 24. Retail merchandise valued at $1,768 taken from a business in the 400 block of Weber Road at about 4:20 a.m. Oct. 25. A store employee who confronted the suspect was pushed. A window broken and GPS unit taken from a vehicle parked in front of a residence. Report filed …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Romeoville police took reports on the following incidents involving personal property.
The following Romeoville property crimes were reported to the Romeoville Police Department: A tool chest and tools valued at $4,000 were reported taken at about 2:20 p.m. Oct. 15 from the employee of a business in the 600 block of Schwab Circle. The side-view mirror of a vehicle parked in the 400 block of Hamrick was reported damaged at about 6:15 p.m. Oct. 16. Damage estimated at $650. An employee's purse was reported taken at about 7:10 p.m. Oct. 17 from a business in the 1300 block of West Normantown Road. The purse and its contents valued at $63. Two tool boxes, a lawn mower, leaf blower and various tours, valued at a total of $1,134, were reported taken at about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 20 from a garage in the 300 block of Kent. An unknown …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Romeoville police also report that a trailer was stolen and a mailbox and fence damaged.
These property crimes were reported to the Romeoville Police Department: A mailbox at a residence in the 1700 block of Ramsey Circle was reported damaged at about 11:10 a.m. Sept. 17. Damage estimated at $200. An empty trailer valued at $10,000 was reported stolen at about 1:50 p.m. Sept. 17 from a business in the 1300 block of North Weber Road. The gate of a storage area in the 0 to 100 block of Alexander was reported as being spray-painted at about 2:40 a.m. Sept. 20. Damage estimated at $100. Two windows were reported broken at a house in the 0 to 100 block of Arlington at about midnight Sept. 21. Damage estimated at $200. A television valued at $500 was reported stolen from a gazebo in the 1700 block of Ivy Court at about 1:55 p.m. …
Karen Sorensen
1:13 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013
Daniel, this is the information police release to the media. You'd have to ask them yourself, but my guess is the police will tell you they lack the manpower to alert neighbors about break-ins and rely on neighbors to get the word out. I write up the police blotter daily and I do not believe there's been an arrest in this case. Burglaries are notoriously hard to solve because the items taken are … more ›